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I have an extensive collection of old magazines and I thought some readers might enjoy this ancient story on turkey hunting. It was entitled “The Gentle Art of Turkey Hunting” and appeared …
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By Larry Dablemont, Contributing Columnist
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3/31/26
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Growing up in rural Missouri, we all know the true meaning of Easter — that Jesus died for our sins and rose again on the third day. But our young children have another interpretation of the Easter …
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By Dennis Warden, Publisher
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3/31/26
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In Linda Rantz’s UD response to Osage County Republican’s rejection of her “UNIQUE” political ideas, she sited her life as a child of a career military father. Then she asked “Someone in …
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3/25/26
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Vetting.
It’s a word that many people do not understand and do not feel the need to think about. Most of us Osage Countians had not spent much time thinking about vetting until a couple of …
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3/25/26
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I am a medically retired U.S. Army combat veteran living in Chamois, Missouri. Like many others, I was forced out of service due to injuries sustained during my time in uniform.
Under current …
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3/25/26
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When I was growing up, smoking was as normal as breathing. We thought it meant we were mature and worldly, and it was a given that we would all smoke someday.
My brother, Jim, always the …
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By Robin Garrison Leach
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3/25/26
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March 15-21 was Sunshine week, a collaborative effort to educate American citizens and journalists about freedom of information and sunshine laws. Sunshine Week occurs each year in mid-March, …
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By Paul Hamby
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3/25/26
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Dennis Whiteside is a float-fishing guide who travels down a dozen or more streams across the Ozarks of Missouri each year, through all seasons. He also is someone very knowledgeable about wild …
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By Larry Dablemont, Contributing Columnist
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3/24/26
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I t’s a fact of life. People leave the Christian faith regularly.
An analysis by Brandon Flannery in 2022, surveying 1,200 individuals on why they left Christianity, the top two reasons …
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By Dennis Warden, Publisher
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3/24/26
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TAs the father of a son with Down syndrome, I’m incredibly thankful that my baby was born in the United States, where he has access to top-notch medical care. Children with Down syndrome often face …
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By Hampus Hillerstrom
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3/18/26
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Last week I told you about problems with the Osage County Republican Committee. I figured that if I was going to run for the office of Crawford Township committeewoman I would follow the …
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3/18/26
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I brought flowers to mom this week. Springtime stems of forsythia, dogwood, and lilac. It’s too early for the real thing—but silk is fine.
March was mom’s favorite month, and on the first …
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By Robin Garrison Leach
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3/18/26
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House Bill 2273 (132 pages) is about preventing grooming children for sex, anti-trafficking efforts and sex crimes against minors. The bill was sponsored by Rep. Ed Lewis. The senate handler was …
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By Paul Hamby
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3/18/26
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All through the fall hunting season, those of us who love to hunt waterfowl prayed for rain. The one thing you need for great duck hunting is plenty of water, and we just didn't have it. It is …
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By Larry Dablemont, Contributing Columnist
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3/17/26
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Recent headlines have pushed colorectal cancer back to the top of news feeds with the unfortunate passing of actor James Van Der Beek. Like Chadwick Bozeman, who died of the disease in 2020, Van Der …
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3/17/26
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In the early 1970s, my kid sister — Denise — and I pooled our resources together and signed up for the Columbia House Record Club. Thirteen records or tapes for only one penny. Who could turn …
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By Dennis Warden, Publisher
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3/17/26
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My name is Jerry Voss.
I live in Linn, Mo. and have worked at Osage County newspapers, the Unterrified Democrat and the Osage County Observer , for over 50 years.
I have been asked to run …
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3/11/26
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The sounds of our world are changing. We’ve muffled the noises; changed rings to tones, buzzes to beeps, and bangs to cushioned snicks. Doors are closed and lives are insulated from unexpected or …
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By Robin Garrison Leach
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3/11/26
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Last year, the Special Committee on Property Tax Reform held listening sessions around the state for input on how to improve property tax rules in Missouri. State Rep Tim Taylor chairs that committee …
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By Paul Hamby
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3/11/26
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Walleye are a different kind of fish! They may not always be in deep water, but they are almost always close to the bottom. If you are serious about walleye fishing, you have to give it some effort; …
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By Larry Dablemont, Contributing Columnist
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3/10/26
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